One of my friends is a holistic nutritionist and recently ran a 30-day smoothie challenge on her fb page. Shout out to @KarinRHN! She lives in a converted schoolhouse, goes on wildfood foraging adventures, and grows her own heritage vegetables. Needless to say, she’s living a holistic foodie’s dream. I normally just eat cereal for…
Breakfast Foods
Maple-Cinnamon-Walnut Monkey Bread, with Apples
I saw a recipe for maple apple cinnamon buns a few months ago, and it inspired me to create this deliciously sticky brunch (or dessert!) recipe. It’s a quick bread, so there’s no waiting for the dough to rise, which means it’s actually pretty quick to put together and bake. And just like my pumpkin cinnamon buns,…
Memories of Meals Past: French Toast with Homemade Oatmeal Bread
This week’s Memories of Meals Past: A few weeks ago, I woke up on the Friday of a long weekend and thought, huh…I feel like baking! So I baked a couple of loaves of bread. I tried out a new recipe (this one) and I’m glad I did! It’s an easy-peasy recipe for two loaves of…
My Oma’s Pancake Recipe, and more of that Everlasting Ham!
I was ill a few weeks ago and after recovering, the only thing that I even felt remotely like eating, was my Oma’s (grandmother’s) pancakes. My mother always made these pancakes for Pancake Tuesday, with savoury ones for the dinner and plain ones with sugar for dessert. Mmm…pancakes! While my family calls them Oma’s pancakes, they’re actually more like…
Having My Cake and Eating It Too, or Mad About The Boy
Today was my first wedding anniversary. Yes, I’ve only been married for one year, but by the same token…I’ve been married for a year! The DH and I did lots of celebratory stuff today, including brunch at a Canadian-themed restaurant (as our wedding theme was a Canadian one – snow, anyone?) and culminating with my family…